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Musician's Guide to the Club System Accordion Jacques Delaguerre Copyright © 2003

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Table of Contents

• Online Forum Discussion of the Club System Accordion
  
• Cover
• Frontspiece
• Preface

1. Introduction to the Club System Accordion
   • The purpose of this book
     • A Terminological Note
   • Place of Club System among Diatonic Accordions
   • Comparison of Club System and International System
   • Advantages of the Club System
   • A Philosophical Aside
   • The Left Hand
   • The Rest of this Book
     • Notes on conventions used in this book
2. Club System Layout
   • Structure of the Layout
   • Diagrams of the Layout
     • Bb/Eb instrument
   • The Layout in Music Notation
   • The Club System Compromise
     • Topmost octave of the companion row
     • Low end of the home row
     • The Helper Row
       • Preliminary observations on the helper row
       • Helper row rationale
     • Ease of Play Comparison
   • The Bass Buttons
3. Technique
   • General Considerations
     • Playing in the home key and companion key
     • Playing chromatically
   • Holding the Instrument
   • The Bellows
   • The Keys (Buttons)
   • The Right Hand
     • The Right Thumb
   • The Left Hand
     • Operate the bellows
     • Play the bellows release
     • Play the bass keys
4. Club System Scales
5. Club System Right-Hand Chords
   • Primary Club System Right-Hand Chords
6. Advanced Technique
7. Obtaining a Club System Accordion
   • Manufacturers
   • Used Instruments
8. Care, Maintenance and Tuning
   • Care
   • Maintenance
   • Tuning

• Glossary
• Acknowledgements
• Changes